165

Orthopedics & Sports medicine
Focuses on bone and sports injuries.
Sub Categories on Orthopedics & Sports medicine
Latest Articles
Updated guideline introduces new recommendations for use of medications around total hip and knee replacement

Updated guideline introduces new recommendations for use of medications around total hip and knee replacement

by American College of RheumatologyCredit: CC0 Public DomainThe American College of Rheumatology (ACR) and the American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons (AAHKS) released a summary of their up

Updated guideline introduces new recommendations for use of medications around total hip and knee replacement

by American College of RheumatologyCredit: CC0 Public DomainThe American College of Rheumatology (ACR) and the American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons (AAHKS) released a summary of their up
Trial shows benefits of two forms of ankle surgery for osteoarthritis

Trial shows benefits of two forms of ankle surgery for osteoarthritis

by University College LondonCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainPatients with advanced ankle osteoarthritis who undergo surgery see equally good outcomes from the two main surgical treatments for o

Trial shows benefits of two forms of ankle surgery for osteoarthritis

by University College LondonCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainPatients with advanced ankle osteoarthritis who undergo surgery see equally good outcomes from the two main surgical treatments for o
Self-administered acupressure reduces knee pain with suspected osteoarthritis

Self-administered acupressure reduces knee pain with suspected osteoarthritis

by Lori SolomonSelf-administered acupressure (SAA) is an efficacious and cost-effective approach to relieve knee pain in middle-aged and older adults with probable knee osteoarthritis (OA), according

Self-administered acupressure reduces knee pain with suspected osteoarthritis

by Lori SolomonSelf-administered acupressure (SAA) is an efficacious and cost-effective approach to relieve knee pain in middle-aged and older adults with probable knee osteoarthritis (OA), according
Exosome-carrying micro RNA for the treatment of osteoarthritis

Exosome-carrying micro RNA for the treatment of osteoarthritis

Credit:www.freepik.comExosomes are small nano-sized extracellular vesicles secreted by cells that play a role in physiological and pathological processes in the human body by carrying other bioactive

Exosome-carrying micro RNA for the treatment of osteoarthritis

Credit:www.freepik.comExosomes are small nano-sized extracellular vesicles secreted by cells that play a role in physiological and pathological processes in the human body by carrying other bioactive
Knee pain: Here's why it happens and how you can help it

Knee pain: Here's why it happens and how you can help it

by Philip Conaghan, Anna Anderson and Hemant Govind Pandit,The ConversationCredit: AI-generated imageKnee pain is a common problem. Global estimates suggest more thanone in five people ove

Knee pain: Here's why it happens and how you can help it

by Philip Conaghan, Anna Anderson and Hemant Govind Pandit,The ConversationCredit: AI-generated imageKnee pain is a common problem. Global estimates suggest more thanone in five people ove
Carrot or stick: Which is better motivation to exercise more?

Carrot or stick: Which is better motivation to exercise more?

FEBRUARY 26, 2024 Editors' notesby Linda van Putten,Leiden UniversityCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainFree cinema tickets or a step tracker paid for by your health insurance. Some insurers

Carrot or stick: Which is better motivation to exercise more?

FEBRUARY 26, 2024 Editors' notesby Linda van Putten,Leiden UniversityCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainFree cinema tickets or a step tracker paid for by your health insurance. Some insurers
Methotrexate beneficial for reducing pain, stiffness in knee osteoarthritis

Methotrexate beneficial for reducing pain, stiffness in knee osteoarthritis

by Elana GotkineFor patients with knee osteoarthritis (KOA), methotrexate added to usual medication is associated with a significant reduction in pain and improvement in stiffness and function at six

Methotrexate beneficial for reducing pain, stiffness in knee osteoarthritis

by Elana GotkineFor patients with knee osteoarthritis (KOA), methotrexate added to usual medication is associated with a significant reduction in pain and improvement in stiffness and function at six
Isa-Kd Prolongs PFS to Almost Three Years in Early Relapsed MM Follow-up Study

Isa-Kd Prolongs PFS to Almost Three Years in Early Relapsed MM Follow-up Study

August 2023Katie RobinsonIn patients with early relapsed multiple myeloma (MM), the addition of the anti-CD38 antibody isatuximab (Isa) to carfilzomib-dexamethasone (Kd) maintained the improved progre

Isa-Kd Prolongs PFS to Almost Three Years in Early Relapsed MM Follow-up Study

August 2023Katie RobinsonIn patients with early relapsed multiple myeloma (MM), the addition of the anti-CD38 antibody isatuximab (Isa) to carfilzomib-dexamethasone (Kd) maintained the improved progre
Using markerless motion capture to assess injury risk in soldiers

Using markerless motion capture to assess injury risk in soldiers

by Southwest Research InstituteAnalysis pipeline for both the unsupervised (dark green) and semi-supervised (light green) approaches. The portions of the workflow outlined in blue are common betw

Using markerless motion capture to assess injury risk in soldiers

by Southwest Research InstituteAnalysis pipeline for both the unsupervised (dark green) and semi-supervised (light green) approaches. The portions of the workflow outlined in blue are common betw
Pioneering muscle monitoring in space to help astronauts stay strong in low gravity

Pioneering muscle monitoring in space to help astronauts stay strong in low gravity

byUniversity of SouthamptonNASA astronaut using the Advanced Resistive Exercise Device (ARED) onboard the ISS. Credit: NASAAstronauts have been able to track their muscle health in spaceflight f

Pioneering muscle monitoring in space to help astronauts stay strong in low gravity

byUniversity of SouthamptonNASA astronaut using the Advanced Resistive Exercise Device (ARED) onboard the ISS. Credit: NASAAstronauts have been able to track their muscle health in spaceflight f
Reasons for Revision Spine Surgery

Reasons for Revision Spine Surgery

Reasons for Revision Spine SurgeryByAnne Asher, CPTUpdated on September 30, 2021Medically reviewed byStuart Hershman, MDRevision spine surgery may be deemed necessary forr a nu

Reasons for Revision Spine Surgery

Reasons for Revision Spine SurgeryByAnne Asher, CPTUpdated on September 30, 2021Medically reviewed byStuart Hershman, MDRevision spine surgery may be deemed necessary forr a nu
Research reveals dramatic implications with using the tibia loading model to treat osteoporosis

Research reveals dramatic implications with using the tibia loading model to treat osteoporosis

FEBRUARY 14, 2024byUniversity of SheffieldFlowchart illustrating the main steps of the pipeline to create the micro-FE models from the micro-CT images and to evaluate the apparent mechanical pro

Research reveals dramatic implications with using the tibia loading model to treat osteoporosis

FEBRUARY 14, 2024byUniversity of SheffieldFlowchart illustrating the main steps of the pipeline to create the micro-FE models from the micro-CT images and to evaluate the apparent mechanical pro